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Primary 6 PSLE English Practice Paper 5
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TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper — English Primary 6 PSLE (Version 5) Answer Key
Subject: English
Level: Primary 6 PSLE
Paper: Grammar Practice Paper (Version 5 of 5)
Total Marks: 20
Section A: Grammar Cloze (8 marks)
Q1. were (1 mark)
Teaching note: "Students" is plural, so we need the plural past tense "were". "Was/is" are singular; "are" is present tense but the clause "had been approved" shows past time.
Common mistake: using "was" because "students" sounds like one group.
Q2. had studied (1 mark)
Teaching note: This is a third conditional (unreal past). Pattern: If + past perfect, would have + past participle. "Studied" alone is past, not perfect.
Common mistake: "studies" (present) or "will study" (future) breaks the conditional form.
Q3. had to (1 mark)
Teaching note: Reported speech shifts "must" (present obligation) to "had to" (past obligation) because the reporting verb "told" is past.
Common mistake: keeping "must" without tense shift.
Q4. Despite (1 mark)
Teaching note: "Despite" is followed by a noun phrase ("the heavy rain"). "Although" needs a clause (although it rained).
Common mistake: using "Although" with only a noun.
Q5. had cooked (1 mark)
Teaching note: Past perfect shows the action finished before another past action ("before we arrived").
Common mistake: "cooked" (simple past) does not show clear earlier completion.
Q6. politely (1 mark)
Teaching note: Adverb needed to modify the verb "spoke". Add -ly to adjective "polite".
Common mistake: "polite" (adjective) used as adverb.
Q7. since (1 mark)
Teaching note: "Since" is used with a point in time (2015). "For" is used with a period (e.g., 10 years).
Common mistake: "for 2015" is incorrect.
Q8. Whose (1 mark)
Teaching note: "Whose" shows possession (book belongs to someone). "Who" subject; "Whom" object; "Which" things.
Common mistake: "Who's" (who is) confused with "whose".
Section B: Error Identification and Correction (6 marks)
Q9. are → was (1 mark)
Teaching note: "Team of players" is a collective noun treated as singular here; verb should be "was".
Marking: underline "are", write "was".
Q10. don't → doesn't (1 mark)
Teaching note: "She" is third-person singular; present tense negative uses "doesn't".
Marking: underline "don't", write "doesn't".
Q11. was → were; will → would (1 mark)
Teaching note: Second conditional unreal present uses "If I were... I would".
Marking: underline "was" and "will", correct both.
Q12. buy → bought (1 mark)
Teaching note: Past tense sequence: "went" then "bought" (not "buy").
Marking: underline "buy", write "bought".
Q13. listen the → listen to the (1 mark)
Teaching note: "Listen" is intransitive; needs preposition "to" before object.
Marking: underline "listen the", write "listen to the".
Q14. is → are (1 mark)
Teaching note: "Reasons" is plural, so "there are many reasons".
Marking: underline "is", write "are".
Section C: Sentence Transformation (3 marks)
Q15. (USED) The dog was so sick that it used to eat / could not eat.
Accepted: "it used to eat nothing" or "it did not use to eat" – but best PSLE: "it used not to eat" is rare; simpler: "it was not used to eating" is not same. Clearer key: "it could not eat." (1 mark)
Teaching note: "Too sick to eat" = "so sick that it could not eat". Using "used" is constrained; if forced: "it used to be unable to eat" awkward. We accept "it used to refuse food" only if meaning kept. For syllabus: show "too...to" = "so...that + negative".
Marking: meaning preserved = 1 mark.
Q16. (REPORTED) Priya said that she was going to the library. (1 mark)
Teaching note: Present "am" → past "was"; "I" → "she"; "going" kept as past continuous.
Marking: tense shift and pronoun correct = full mark.
Q17. (DESPITE) Despite the cold, we went for a swim. (1 mark)
Teaching note: "Although + clause" becomes "Despite + noun phrase". "It was cold" → "the cold".
Marking: "Despite the cold" + comma + rest = 1 mark.
Section D: Mixed Grammar MCQ (3 marks)
Q18. (B) The mouse was chased by the cat. (1 mark)
Teaching note: Passive voice: object becomes subject, "was + past participle + by agent".
Common mistake: choosing A (active).
Q19. (B) He had been waiting (1 mark)
Teaching note: Past perfect continuous = had been + verb-ing. Shows action before past point.
Common mistake: A is present perfect continuous.
Q20. (C) The class was silent. (1 mark)
Teaching note: "Class" collective singular → "was". News (singular), scissors (plural with "are"), people (plural "are").
Common mistake: A "news are" wrong; B "scissors is" wrong; D "people is" wrong.
Total Marks: 20 — section subtotals: A=8, B=6, C=3, D=3 (adds to 20).
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